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Fasolada

Name: Fasolada
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 lb dried white beans, soaked overnight; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1 onion, diced; 2 carrots, diced; 2 stalks celery, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes; 2 bay leaves; 8 cups water; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Φασολάδα

The national soup of Greece: white beans, carrot, celery, and tomato in good olive oil.

Serves 6

Prep 10 min

Cook 1 hr 30 min

Fasolada — Photo: Gordon Joly, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

1 lb dried white beans, soaked overnight
1/3 cup olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
2 bay leaves
8 cups water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup chopped parsley

Steps

Step 1. Boil the soaked beans in fresh water for 20 minutes and drain.
Step 2. Cook the onion, carrots, and celery in the oil for 8 minutes. Add the garlic and tomato paste for 2 minutes.
Step 3. Add the beans, tomatoes, bay leaves, and the 8 cups of water. Simmer for 60 minutes until the beans are creamy.
Step 4. Add the salt for the last 15 minutes. Top with parsley and extra olive oil.

Where this recipe comes from

Yoribang Greek recipes by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)

Original Yoribang write-ups of Greek dishes. Good olive oil, lemon, oregano, and feta carry most of the flavor. Greek yogurt, phyllo dough, kefalotyri cheese, and Kalamata olives are sold in many supermarkets and Mediterranean grocery stores.